Improved beer-cooler



" D. SAGER.

Beer Cooler.

Patented June 28. 1864,

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' UNITED STATES" PATENT FFICE.

DANIEL SAGER, OF ALBANY, NEW YORK.

IMPROVED BEER-COOLER.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 43,342, dated June 28,1564.

- To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that l, DANIEL SAGER, of Albany, county of Albany, and Stateof New York, have invented a new and Improved Apparatus for CoolingLiquids; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawing, making part of this specification, and to the letters ofreference marked thereon, in which my invention is represented invertical section.

The nature of my invention consists in a peculiarly-constructedreservoir for holding the liquid, which ieservoir is placed in anysuitable vessel and surrounded with ice or other cooling substances, andprovided with suitable supply and exhaust pipes and cooks. ashereinafter more fully explained.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe it.

A represents a receptacle, of any suitable size and form, for containingthe liquid reservoir and ice, to be made preferably of Wood.

B is the liquid-reservoir, placed within the vessel A, with sufficientspace between them for containing a proper supply of ice. The reservoirB may be made cylindrical or, if preferred, of any other Iorm, it beingpreferably provided with a conical bottom, as shown. The object of thisconical bottom is to prevent the deposit or accumulation within thereser voir of any sediment, as would be the case if the bottom was flat,or nearly so. In case a fiat bottom was used, the sediment wouldevidently be deposited and remain in the angle formed by the union ofthe sides and bottom; and thus in case beer was the liquidvused, and forwhich my invention is specially adapted, the contents of the reservoirwould soon be rendered sour and unfit for use.

0 represents a supply-pipe by which the beer or other liquid is conveyedto the reservoir. In case the barrel or vessel from which it is suppliedis lower than the reservoir, a pump may be used in the usual manner; butit is obvious that the barrel may be located higher than the reservoirB, in which case the liquid will flow into the reservoir.

D represents an exhaust-pipe secured to the lower end or point of'the,conical bottom, and connecting as shown, or in any suitable manner,with the spout or delivery-pipe E,

which may have a curved or bent portion pro vided with a suitable nozzleat its upper end,

substantially as shown. This pipe E is provided with three cocks, a, b,and 0, as clearly shown in the drawing, and also has an opening at itslower end, the object of which Will be hereinafter explained.'lhe'reservoir B is also provided at its top, which may also be madeconical, as shown, with a short tube, F, in which is located astop-cock, d. This reservoir B may be made of any suitable material,such as sheet metal of any kind, in which case its interior surfaceshould be tinned, or otherwise protecten from corrosion by the liquidcontained in it. A very cheap and effectual method is to make it ofcastiron, it being cast in two sections and united by flanges and bolts,the sectional division,.by preference, being horizontal, as indicated bythe red line. In case cast-iron is used, its interior can be enameled inthe usual manner; or, if preferred, the reservoir may be made entirelyof earthenware, which will prevent any deleterious influence of theliquid. The reservoir B is supported upon three or more legs,-f, securedthereto in any suitable manner. If desired, these legs may be secured orunited at their lower ends to a ring, by which they will be firmlybraced, and which will serve as a base for the reservoir to rest upon,and by which, if desired, it may be securely fastened in place. By thusmounting the reservoir its lower end is raised up from contact with thebottom of thetub or receptacle A, leaving ample space for the ice tosurround and come in contact with both the conical bottom and the pipeD. It also affords ready access for attaching the pipe to the bottom, orremoving the same in case of necessity.

It is obvious that the pipe E may be run up through the ice on theinside of tub or box A, if desired; and such an arrangement may beconsidered preferable Wherever the location and arrangement of thedevice will admit of it.

The operation of my invention is as follows The cocks a and I) beingclosed, and cook 01 being opened, the beer flows from the barrel 0through pipe 0 into the reservoir B, the air in the latter escapingthrough the short tube F. Thespace surrounding B is filled with ice,which soon reduces the liquid in B to a low temperature. The cock bbeing opened, the beer rises in the pipe E, from which it can be drawnat the nozzle, whenever desired, by turning the cock 0, it beingunderstood that tube F is closed as soon as the reservoir is filled.When the supply in the reservoir becomes nearly or partially exhaustedand it is desired to replenish it, the remaining portion is drawn off ate by closing cock I) and opening a, after which water for cleansing thereservoir may be introduced through F, the air being allowed to escapethrough E; or the water may be introduced through the supplypipe 0 ifthe same is not attached to the barrel at the time.

It is obvious that the supply-pipe may be connected at the bottom andthe exhaust-pipe at the top, if preferred, the pressure of the gases ineither case forcing the beer out at the nozzle whenever the cock 0 isopened for its flow. In some situations this arrangement of the pipesmay be preferable. The coldest portion of the liquid, being most denseand heavy, will settle at the bottom, and for that reason I usuallyprefer drawing it 011' at that point.

By the means of this device I am enabled to keep ale, beer, and similarliquids as cool as may be desired in the hottest of weather.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The reservoir B, provided with the tubes 0 and D, when used incombination with the tub or box A, substantially as shown and described.

2. Providing the exhaust-pipe with. the outlet e, in combination withthe stop-cocks a and b, substantially as and for the purpose herein setforth.

3. Providing the reservoir B with the tube F, having a cock, (1, for theintroduction of water or other liquids, as described.

4. Supporting the reservoir by means of the legs f or their equivalents,substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

DANIEL. SAGEB.

Witnesses:

W. O. DODGE, EDM. F. BROWN.

